If you’re a Kreg Accu-Cut user – or would-be user – who’s been ruing the inability to make cuts longer than four feet, your wait is over.

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Kreg is now offering an Accu-Cut expansion track that, when connected to your existing track, allows for cuts of up to 100 inches, doubling the length of the existing track with two pairs of small, steel alignment bars, just like the existing pieces.

The Accu-Cut Expansion Pack (KMA2750) includes six track connectors, eight anti-chip/anti-slip guide strips and two 26.5-inch aluminum guide tracks. If you don’t already own the original Accu-Cut, you can purchase the Accu-Cut XL kit (KMA3700), and it includes the four guide tracks and a sled to fit your circular saw.

First Thoughts

“If there’s a downside to Kreg’s system, it’s the limited length of the assembled rail, which is too short for ripping 8′ sheet goods. I asked a Kreg representative about this and he said that for now you would need to use their Rip-Cut edge guide (KMA2675).

They considered offering longer rails, but it would complicate shipping and in-store displays. Kreg has put more than two rails together and it worked for them in testing. If it seems like it will work for customers, they may offer rails and joining pieces for separate purchase, but no decision has been made yet.

It would be great if the option existed to make straight accurate cuts by joining three, four, or more rails, because it would make for a more portable setup.”

Personally, I was pretty excited when the Accu-Cut first came out,and so far, it’s done everything I’ve needed it to do without issue. But there have been a few occasions when I wanted to use it for longer cuts on sheets of plywood. Longer cuts admittedly made me a little nervous when I tried to make them on my small portable table saw.

Like many Kreg products, the expansion pack isn’t exactly cheap — this one will set you back $89 before tax — but I’ve yet to be disappointed with any of my Kreg purchases so chances are, I’ll be picking one of these up once the budget allows a little wiggle room.

The other tracks you linked to – aren’t they just for their brand’s tracksaw too? Whereas this works with all circular saws. Makes the price-point a little more compelling.

On the other side of the spectrum, I have a clamp guide rail I bought for $8 that also lets me cut a straight edge with my circular saw… From that perspective this is crazy expensive. 😛

I realize that’s not exactly the same animal though. This is presumably much more precise and quicker to set up without the clamps (and wouldn’t bend the material like my guide does if I clamp too tightly on thin plywood).

I lived for years with the clamp straight edge routine. It’s ok for one or two cuts but when you’re constantly having to clamp, cut, un-clamp, re-clamp repeat and rinse it gets tiresome and time consuming.

I used clamp-on guides before buying my track saw. If something like this was available then, I might have bought it first, but I have never regretted buying a track saw.

Accu-Cut benefit: You can use it with standard circular saws.
Track saw benefit: You gain plunge-cutting functionality, often better dust collection, and some brands have added capabilities as part of a “system.”

It’s more of a “good, better, best” comparison, or “most affordable, pricier, and priciest.”

I agree with you. Compared to a full track saw setup, this is a bargain. tracks sold by other brands aren’t even good comparisons because they don’t allow you to use your regular circular saw. You still need to spend hundreds of dollars to buy the actual plunging track saw.

I own an accu-cut. Not very happy with it. It’s kind of flimsy and ads bulk to the flimsyness. Not to mention that the stupid set screws that connect the tracks vibrated out under normal use. And of course the

I would recommend using lock tight on those set screws cause they are not fun to find replacements for.

Call Kreg and ask for replacement screws. They have always been very helpful when I called them and even sent out replacement parts free of charge for jigs that broke even though they were several years old.

I have the empire tool – straight edge device. I got it because it was on sale and cheaper than me making a straight edge device for my project. It works fantastically.

Anyway and I thought the accu-cut might be even better but I see alot of negative reviews.

Would like to see how their track saw device compares? But just on review on the various edge guide devices might be a good review too. Sort of a here’s another option if you want all the other versatility of a circular saw and how it compares to a moderate tracksaw. etc etc. You don’t see much of that.

Incidentally – I lay plywood on foam – use the empire straight edge with appropriate offset to my 24 year old craftsman circular saw – clamp and run. works really well but I still get chip out on the first end of the cut – after that it’s easy peasy.

I’m curious about how much deflection there is with this setup. I like the kreg crosscut jig, I just don’t know how accurate something like the ripcut would be over three or four different pieces of track.

That would be my question too. Love the idea of saving time over clamping a straight edge and don’t have the budget nor the use to justify a dedicated track saw right now. I used a cheaper two piece clamp on saw guide, 48” worked great but add the second pice to make it 96 and it would walk in the middle. Ended up going back to a straight edge and clamps, slower but it works for me. If this one is much more accurate then Im all in.